The Cleburne County Tigers (Heflin, AL) basketball edged the host Wellborn Panthers (Anniston, AL), 72-70 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 9-7 record. They play next when they host Ranburne for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Cleburne County will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 63-22 non-league loss to White Plains (Anniston, AL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 5-8.

With the loss, Wellborn falls to 1-9 on the campaign. The Panthers host Munford (Munford, AL) to play the Lions in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 2. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 9-3. Munford won 69-42 in their recent non-league bout against Randolph County (Wedowee, AL)